It's been a gorgeous weekend here in Calgary, sunny and the temperature has been great. These are the days when I love being here. It actually feels like spring! I'm not fooling myself, I know more snow is to come, but for now I am happy. So to celebrate such a great weekend, I decided to make a scrumptious caramel pear pie. I've never made pear pie before, so I wasn't sure how it was going to end up, but i ...

On a cold winter day, there is nothing better than a nice hot chicken pot pie. And cold it has been here in Calgary, -30 or lower. Thankfully a Chinook is coming and today it has warmed up a bit. The only thing I don't like about Chinooks is the headache that comes with it. In any case, a good chicken pot pie is perfect for this kind of weather. This recipe is very easy, the best part about it, is the crust ...

Although I don't enjoy the cold weather (yet I live in Calgary, go figure), I do love the fall colors and this tart is perfect for this time of year. I made this tart with pears, but it can easily be done with peaches, nectarines, apricots or apples. Usually I'm not big on tarts, but I do think they look adorable and have recently started experimenting with different tarts. It's such a great way to use up s ...

Who ever said that you can't have your cake and eat it too? Well just because I'm on weight watchers now, doesn't mean I can't treat myself to something delicious and sweet. I still get my sweet tooth every once in a while and well simply put, we just need to make better and healthier choices. So these mini apple pies are so yummy and they just hit the spot. And you know what the best part of it all is? 4 o ...

As I mentioned before, it's Thanksgiving on Monday in Canada, and well, what's Thanksgiving without Pumpkin Pie? For just 5 weight watchers points per serving, you can enjoy this luscious and delicious pumpkin pie, with whipped cream and all. Just because you're watching your weight, does not mean you have to suffer by not eating desserts. Now you can have your cake and eat it too, this version of this pump ...

I remember a few years ago when I worked in Michigan, my Turkish friend and I went to a bakery. I don't remember if that bakery was Turkish or Lebanese but we bought the most delicious meat pies there. That was the first time I tried these flat, open face meat pies and I was hooked. I remember I bought a few and brought them home and my husband and I fought over them. They were just delicious and they had b ...

Last weekend we had a long weekend here in Canada, Monday was Civic day also called Heritage Day. I love long weekends. On Sunday my sister, her husband and my gorgeous little nephew came over. I can't wait for that little guy to grow older so I can bake for him all kinds of cookies and other goodies. They came over for dinner and I wanted to make a nice dessert for them. With strawberries being in season, ...

Well you know I love cheese pies, cheese pastries, anything with cheese in it. I have many variations of cheese pastries recipes, but most of them are savory not sweet. This one is sweet for a change and it has golden raisins in it. What can I say, I'm a sucker for a cheese pastry and I thought since it's my husband's birthday, what better excuse do I need? So I baked these gorgeous sweet cheese and raisin ...

I love cherries! Have I said that before? I probably have, many times in fact. Well since I've been making salads almost every day this week, I decided it was time for some dessert, so what better way to celebrate, then with a gorgeous cherry cobbler. Not that there's any special reason to celebrate, but we don't need a special occasion to enjoy a beautiful cherry cobbler, do we? Since it's just my husband ...

I love summer. So many fruits, so many possibilities for desserts. One of my favorite things to bake in the summer is clafoutis. I have made an apricot clafoutis before, berries, peaches, but my favorite is with cherries. If you've never had a clafoutis, I really recommend you try it. The batter has very little flour, so it ends up like a thick custard, a flan like batter, so it's very light. I love it with ...

Don't let the word Clafoutis scare you off. This dessert is so simple to make, anyone can do it. The beauty of this is that you can make the batter in a blender. Really, it's like making a pancake or crepes batter. Ok, there's one more beauty to this dessert, it has RUM in it. You heard me, RUM!! Don't know about you, but I love rum in my desserts. Clafoutis is a French dessert and traditionally it's made w ...

Strawberries again today, but I love strawberries, and when they are in season I buy them often. They are one of my favorites, they are very fragrant and are an excellent source of dietary fiber and Vitamins C and K. So there, my pie is not all bad for you. Now my pie, is not just a regular strawberry pie. My strawberry pie is 4 layers of goodness. First layer is of nutella, second layer is a delicious vani ...

Peaches are my favorite fruits, so to make a peach pie is an absolute joy for me. Here's an easy recipe anyone can do.  I've mentioned before I was scared of making pies because I never knew how to make the pastry, but for this, just buy the package pastry and it will make life a lot easier for you.  If I can make a pie, anyone can. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:107] Absolutely delicious! Enjoy! ...

Well I must say I've always sort of been afraid of making apple pie because I was afraid of making the pastry.  So I decided to research it, and I realized that really the pastry is easy to make, just a few simple ingredients.  I mean I've made apple pie before with puff pastry and yeah, it's not the best apple pie every, but still it's pretty good, but I must say it doesn't compare to this apple pie when y ...